In late December, activists Nadia Abu-Shanab and Justine Sachs co-wrote an op-ed for New Zealand website The Spinoff urging Lorde not to perform a scheduled concert in Tel Aviv and encouraging her to “join the artistic boycott of Israel.” In the days following, Lorde cancelled the show, apologizing to her Israeli fans and writing, “I hope one day we can all dance.” On January 31, it was reported that the op-ed authors were being sued by the Israeli law center Shurat HaDin on behalf of three Israeli Lorde fans suffering “moral and emotional injury” from the cancellation. Abu-Shanab and Sachs subsequently penned a statement saying they had “not received any summons or other formal notice” of the suit, calling it a “hoax.”

Now, Abu-Shanab and Sachs are being ordered to pay over $12,000 in damages, the Associated Press reports. Nitsana Darshan-Leitner, the lawyer for the three Israeli ticket holders who were reportedly caused emotional distress by the concert cancellation, said the decision sends the message that “no one can boycott Israel without paying for it.” In response, Abu-Shanab and Sachs have said the ruling aims “to intimidate Israel’s critics,” Associated Press reports. Citing New Zealand legal experts, they say Israel “has no right to police the political opinions of people across the world.” They will instead fundraise for a Gaza mental health organization, according to AP.

This article was originally published on Thursday, October 11 at 11:43 p.m. Eastern. It was last updated on Friday, October 12 at 9:20 a.m. Eastern.